Stick It
Short description
Haley Graham is a gifted young gymnast who walked away from the sport and now spends her time on stunts and petty crime. After one run-in with the law too many, a judge gives her a choice between juvenile detention and enrollment at an elite gymnastics academy, and she ends up under Burt Vickerman, a demanding coach with a reputation for turning out champions. His methods and her defiant attitude clash immediately, and her arrival divides the other students, some becoming allies and others rivals.
Stick It was released in 2006 and runs 105 minutes. It was written and directed by Jessica Bendinger, produced by Gail Lyon, and made by Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Kaltenbach Pictures, with production spanning Germany and the United States. Jeff Bridges plays Vickerman, Missy Peregrym plays Haley, and the cast includes Vanessa Lengies, Jon Gries, Gia Carides and Julie Warner, among 34 credited performers and 40 credited crew members.
On IMDb the film holds 6.4 out of 10 from around 32,000 votes, and on TMDB it sits at 6.8 out of 10 from roughly 615 votes, both indicating a modest but enduring following. A critics' rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 96 reviews places it lower with reviewers than with audiences.
What's left behind the scenes
- For the final competition scene, the filmmakers engaged a dozen renowned gymnasts from around the world; the main coach-consultant was the famous athlete, two-time Olympic champion Bart Conner, founder of his own academy.
- Three months before filming began, four leading actresses underwent intensive athletic training under the guidance of experienced coaches; the girls practiced gymnastics for 5-6 hours a day, did stretching exercises, and worked with kettlebells; the coaches were tasked with bringing the actresses to an average level of physical fitness in the shortest possible time, and training continued even during filming days.
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